Patrick Rylands’ love of sculptural forms, combined with his interest in plastics technology, led him to design smooth rounded plastic toys that were very easy for small children to handle. He was trained as a ceramicist at the Royal College of Art and his design aesthetic was simple, introducing children to a world of shapes […]

The Panton Chair is Verner Panton’s best known and perhaps most significant design. He was known for his original and imaginative designs of furniture, lighting, and textiles. Excited about the design potential of plastic, a new material at the time, he wanted to create a comfortable, all-purpose plastic chair moulded in a single piece. Panton’s […]

Designed by Hans Wegner in 1960, the Ox chair is regarded a modern classic. Unlike most of Wegner’s wooden furniture design, the Ox chair is made of natural leather and chrome-plated steel legs. Due to the high level of craftsmanship and complex construction required to build the chair, production came to a stop until 1985 […]

The PK24 lounge chair is an elegant example from Fritz Hansen’s “Poul Kjaerholm” collection. The slow slope of the chair consists of a stainless steel frame and natural wicker seat and back rest (also available in all leather). This 1965 lounge chair holds an adjustable headrest made of leather with a counterweight in steel. The […]

If the Palla, by Giovanni Travasa for Vittorio Bonacina gives off a bouncy, mod air, then it’s probably because the original model was designed in the 1960s. Rattan cane was woven together to structure a shape reminiscent of a bean bag chair, and housing a core of rattan. The indented space, like a ginormous impressioned […]

The Mono-a series was expanded with the design in the early 1960s with the introduction of gorgeous ebony handles. The Mono-e (“e” stands for ebony) is designed with the same clean lines as the Mono-a and adds an elegant design to the kitchen table. designer: peter raacke producer: mono materials: stainless steel and ebony period: […]

In 1963, Arne Jacobsen was commissioned to design an extension for St. Catherine’s College along with the surrounding landscape and a furniture series, which resulted in the Oxford Chair. Two years later the chairs were designed with upholstery and put into production. Over the years these chairs grew thicker and changed in appearance, but have […]

The Alessi Cronotime desk clock is a classic icon of modern space age design. It is unique, beautiful and functional! The Cronotime clock was designed by Pio Manzu for Ritz-Italora in 1966. It was re-issued by Alessi from Italy. A tubular design in ABS plastic and a big, bold face to tell you the time. […]

A 3 quart cast iron casserole dish (cauldron?) with wooden handle is a combination of tradition, functionism and polished aesthetics. An ultimate design classic once celebrated on a Finnish postage stamp. Combining design usability with a traditional cast iron pot, Timo Sarpaneva’s inspiration came from his blacksmith grandfather. Timeless and ingenious design, as functional in […]

This stainless steel Cylinda-Line Tea Pot by Arne Jacobsen is the essence of functional design. It became an instant classic because of its cutting-edge technology and timeless design and won the ID Design award in 1967. It was so advanced that new machines and welding techniques had to be developed to accomplish the remarkably smooth, […]